In Mexico, BMW builds supply base from scratch

Automotive News – To reach productivity benchmarks at its Mexico factory, BMW will embrace a new and innovative supply chain and logistics plan. The German luxury maker won’t simply transfer its supply base from its other North American factory, which opened 22 years ago in Spartanburg, S.C. And it won’t demand that suppliers serving the South Carolina plant set up shop in Mexico, says Oliver Zipse, BMW board member for production. Instead, it will create a new North American supply base.